Household Cooking Fuel Choice and Adoption of Improved Cookstoves in Developing Countries : A Review

Malla, Sunil ; Timilsina, Govinda R.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY;    AFFORDABLE ENERGY;    AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES;    AGRICULTURAL WASTE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-6903
RP-ID  :  WPS6903

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Improving access to affordable andreliable energy services for cooking is essential fordeveloping countries in reducing adverse human health andenvironmental impacts hitherto caused by burning oftraditional biomass. This paper reviews empirical studiesthat analyze choices of fuel and adoption of improved stovesfor cooking in countries where biomass is still thepredominant cooking fuel. The review highlights the widerange of factors that influence householdscooking fuelchoices and adoption of improved stoves, includingsocioeconomic (access and availability, collection costs andfuel prices, household income, education and awareness),behavioral (food tastes, lifestyle), and cultural andexternal factors (indoor air pollution, governmentpolicies). The paper also summarizes the evidence on thesignificant adverse health impacts from exposure to indoorsmoke, especially among women and young children. Inlow-income households, perceived health benefits of adoptingimproved stoves and financial benefits from fuel savingstend to be outweighed by the costs of improved stoves, evenafter accounting for the opportunity cost of time spentcollecting biomass fuel. The paper identifies knowledge andevidence gaps on the success of policies and programsdesigned to scale up the adoption of improved cookstoves.